Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-03

they were influenced thereto by
others.
Judge Robinson then arose and
said that he had been called to st.
Louis on business; that when he re-
turned to Louisiana he found three
kilograms calling him to Mexico and
also a marked copy of the Mexico
In~teuigencer, that he was entirely in
the dark as to what was the matter. |
He came to Mexico and old friends
met him with the statement that he
and Mr.. Geo. Robertson were re-
ported to have been guilty of corrup-
ton in Office, that they had accepted
brides or some such things.
He said that during his entire
professional life he had tried to win
the good will and respect of all law
yers with whom he came in contact {;
that while on the bench he had made
the same earnest endeavor to win
and hold the respect and esteem of
those who practiced before him. He
said he knew of only one official act
OF his in which he thought he had
done wrong, and that was when he
permitted a person whose conduct
was being investigated by the grand
jury, to appear before them and make
an explanation. That for the sake
of that mans business, his family
and his reputation he had permitted
this, and now this same person, like
the viper of the fable, turns to sting
him. He knew the animus which
prompted this report of the grand
jury. He did not know that he had
the ill-will of but one man on the
grand jury. A certain party had
come from his home in a distant city
and gone before the grand jury to
stab him (Judge Robinson) in his
reputation. His reputation was dear
to him and he hoped, that if the court
could, it would appoint a committee
to make a searching investigation of
all charges made in that report. He
wished the committee to have power
to send for all persons having a hand
IN this business to appear before
them and give any testimony they
may have in relation to the matters
charged.
Judge Hu~ghessthen said: LAS to
this report the grand jury might have
thought it was making this report In
accordance with my charge, but such
is not the case. They bad no right
to make this report on anything refer
red to therein except the county Jail
They were investigating something
they bad no right to. If these Off
GERS had been guilty of any offense
the grand jury should have preferred
indictments against them. They had
no right to bring this report in as a
grand jury. 1 do not know whether
they made their report innocently or
Whist influenced them to do it, but
they were doing something they had
no right to do. If they could bring
no charge against these officers they
should not undertake to criticise them
by inference or otherwise, and they
were not instructed by my charge to
do anything of this kind or bring in
any such a report as they did.
j. Med. Trimble then filed a mo-
ton that the court appoint three or
five reputable lawyers of this circuit
to fully and freely investigate the
whole matter.
Among the Merry.
A representative of the LEDGER
had the pleasure of attending a ban
quet and hop Tuesday night at the
elegant and hospitable residence of
G. M. Dixon, seven miles northwest
of this city, given in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Dixon's relatives, of Ripley,
OHIO, who + visiting them. We
will state right here that 1t was a very
grand affair - more beautiful and
~vivacious young ladies, more 'sbrave'
boys-we never met. The suppe,
was elegant and every one present
had a royal time. 1t is mighty darl
day when a LEDGER boy don't shine,
and on this occasion we s'loomed ur
like a Sunday-school picnic at higt
noon" The music was fine and dan
cling was kept up until a late hour
Among those present We noticed
the Misses Damsel, Jordon, and Dix
on, Ripley, Ohio Miss Minnie Clyde
Topeka, Kansas; Misses Brown
Webster, Darling, Caruthers, McVey
Larkin, Willis, Fay, and several 9th
ers whose names we failed to get
Messrs. Jordon. Green, Webster
Howe, Larkin, Brown: Smith, Henry
Martin, Parish, and others. Mis-
Clyde was the acknowledged belle o
the ball. Miss Clyde is a decided
blonde, is a graceful dancer, ha
great conversational powers, brigh
as a silver dollar, and as witty as sh
is pretty. Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon kno'
how to entertain their guests. 1t wa
one of those pleasant occasions wher
| you are sat home," and where ever
one met and murmured-Let e
t go, gallaher-and they got there.
The M. e. Church, South, wa
lighted by electricity for the frs
time Sunday night, the test being PEE
e fectly satisfactory to every membe
9 of the congregation. There are, i
7 the auditorium, t%wenty-four lights {
n the United States system of incal
descent electric lighting, and it